The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University has established a reputation for creating unique learning opportunities that attract top students from across Michigan and around the world. Our first-rate faculty, academic excellence, and great return on investment, supported by our state-of-the-art facilities, and outstanding West Michigan locations provide a competitive advantage for more than 25,000 students. Our liberal education foundation emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding and is complemented by a focus of experiential learning. Through this personalized learning enhanced by active scholarship, we accomplish our mission of educating students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies.

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

Website:

www.gvsu.edu

Email:

infodesk@gvsu.edu

Bachelor's Model

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 4,086

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67%

11%

15%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

62%

10%

13%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

44%

30%

12%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Grand Valley State University in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	3%	43%	62%	66%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	3%	44%	62%	67%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	0%	3%	7%	8%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	0%	1%	1%	2%	3%	2%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	0%	1%	1%	5%	9%	11%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	96%	83%	74%	30%	10%	3%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	6%	9%	6%	4%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	1%	4%	4%	3%	2%	1%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	1%	10%	13%	9%	6%	4%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	6%	9%	12%	13%	15%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 1,165

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57%

10%

25%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

51%

11%

22%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

32%

34%

10%

19%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	1%	3%	32%	51%	57%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	1%	3%	32%	51%	57%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	0%	3%	6%	7%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	0%	0%	1%	2%	3%	3%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	0%	0%	1%	5%	9%	10%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	98%	78%	68%	34%	11%	3%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	6%	8%	6%	4%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	5%	6%	5%	2%	2%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	0%	11%	14%	10%	7%	5%


	Current Status Unknown	2%	10%	14%	19%	22%	25%

Students of Color Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 666

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59%

22%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

54%

12%

19%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

34%

35%

17%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	2%	34%	54%	58%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	2%	34%	54%	59%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	0%	4%	5%	7%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	0%	0%	1%	1%	2%	2%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	0%	0%	1%	5%	7%	9%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	97%	80%	72%	35%	12%	5%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	6%	8%	5%	5%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	4%	4%	4%	2%	2%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	0%	10%	11%	9%	8%	5%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	10%	14%	17%	19%	22%

Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 1,382

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65%

10%

20%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

60%

19%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

16%

61%

13%

WITHIN 2 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	WITHIN 2 YEARS 2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	16%	46%	60%	64%	65%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	16%	46%	60%	64%	65%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	2%	4%	5%	6%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	5%	3%	2%	3%	4%	4%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	5%	3%	4%	7%	9%	10%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	91%	61%	26%	8%	3%	2%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	1%	4%	5%	4%	2%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	1%	3%	4%	2%	1%	1%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	1%	7%	9%	6%	4%	3%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	13%	15%	19%	20%	20%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 462

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58%

12%

23%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

53%

10%

22%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

14%

60%

14%

WITHIN 2 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	WITHIN 2 YEARS 2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	14%	41%	53%	57%	58%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	14%	41%	53%	58%	58%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	1%	3%	4%	5%	7%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	5%	4%	3%	3%	5%	5%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	5%	4%	5%	7%	10%	12%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	90%	60%	26%	10%	3%	3%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	1%	5%	6%	6%	4%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	1%	3%	4%	3%	1%	1%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	2%	8%	10%	8%	5%	4%


	Current Status Unknown	3%	14%	18%	22%	24%	23%

Students of Color Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 263

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59%

23%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

53%

10%

22%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

11%

62%

10%

13%

WITHIN 2 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Grand Valley State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Grand Valley State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Grand Valley State University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023		2017-18	WITHIN 2 YEARS 2018-19	2019-20	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2020-21	2021-22	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2022-23


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	Bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	11%	38%	53%	58%	59%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Grand Valley State University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Grand Valley State University	0%	11%	38%	53%	58%	59%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	1%	2%	3%	3%	5%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	3%	3%	2%	3%	3%	4%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	3%	4%	4%	6%	7%	9%


	Enrolled at Grand Valley State University	90%	62%	29%	10%	4%	3%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	1%	5%	5%	5%	4%	2%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	2%	5%	5%	4%	3%	3%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	3%	10%	10%	9%	7%	6%


	Current Status Unknown	4%	13%	19%	22%	24%	23%